Parish Church of St. Helena ~ Beaufort, S.C.

This wonderful old church and graveyard were around the corner from our lodgings in Beaufort. I enjoy historic places like these and we had some time before our lunch after Graduation and decided to take a stroll. The Commons House of Assembly, under the Lords Proprietors of Carolina, established St. Helena’s in 1712 as a [...]

Read Full Post »

Will You…?

…YES! Tonight at Log Haven Restaurant above Salt Lake City Andrew asked our Katie to marry him and she said yes. They are both thrilled and we are happy for them. Andrew was in his dress blues and I wish someone had my camera there to take a photo! They did take lots of photos [...]

Read Full Post »

Yard Art ~

I wanted to post the rest of my yard art from our trip to Eastern Washington before they got buried. This first one was along Highway 2 on the west side of the Cascades. These last two shots are from Tonasket, Washington on the East side of the Cascades. To see more Yard Art on [...]

Read Full Post »

India Company Graduation ~ MCRD Parris Island

On Graduation day we saw the sunrise again for the third day in a row. I dropped Katie off at the Parade Deck stands so she could grab some good seats for us. Then I zoomed down to the visitor’s center to grab some coffee and a little nosh for us. The sun came up [...]

Read Full Post »

MCRD Parris Island ~ Family Day

On Thursday morning Katie and I left our Inn in the dark and headed to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island for family day. This is a shot from when it started to get a little lighter. When we arrived things were so dark it was hard for me to see the parking area. [...]

Read Full Post »

The Rhett House ~ Part II

We really enjoyed the Spanish Moss hanging down from the trees. That is the door to our room. The porches were so inviting…if only the heat and humidity were less oppressive. In the afternoons the Inn had Sweet Tea, lemonade and cookies for guests. In the early evening they served cheese and crackers. Later in [...]

Read Full Post »

The Rhett House Inn

Over the next few days I will chronicle our trip to South Carolina. We left Seattle at 7:00 am and flew through Dallas and on to Savannah. From Savannah we had a 45 minute drive to Beaufort, South Carolina where we would be staying. We stayed at the Historic Rhett House Inn. We arrived at [...]

Read Full Post »

The Marines’ Hymn

In 1929 The Marines’ Hymn became the official hymn of the Corps. Thirteen years later in November 1942 the Commandant approved a change in the words of the first verse, fourth line. Because of the increasing use of aircraft in the Corps, the words were changed to “In the air, on land, and sea.” No [...]

Read Full Post »

Ode to Summer ~

Summer, oh summer You skipped in quite late and left us in haste and now we are left to ponder Will you reappear when winter is near and cause us once more to wonder…. Summer, oh summer. Hint: Read this ode as if you are a Beatnik giving a reading at the local coffee house…or [...]

Read Full Post »

Ruby Tuesday ~ Tonasket

Tonasket is a small community located along the eastern bank of the Okanogan River in north central Okanogan County, Washington. State Highway 97, the main north-south highway through central Washington, bisects the city on its way north to the Canadian border approximately twenty miles north. Dear and I were on a little road trip to [...]

Read Full Post »